Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil24 hours ago Share Save Vanessa Buschschlüter Share SaveWatch: CCTV captures Matisse heist suspects making off with artworks on foot in São PauloTwo armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library on Sunday, before making off with the artworks on foot. The engravings stolen from Biblioteca Mário de Andrade formed part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. Bibilioteca Mário de Andrade is the country's second largest library and officials say that its building in the centre of São Paulo has cameras with facial recognition technology. In a statement posted online, the São Paulo government said that the first alleged thief had been arrested following "analysis of security cameras that recorded the criminal act".